Zielona Góra–Żary railway
railway line in Poland
The Zielona Góra–Żary railway is an unelectrified single-track railway line connecting Zielona Góra Główna railway station in Zielona Góra and Żary railway station in Żary in the Lubusz Voivodeship of western Poland.
History
Plans to connect Zielona Góra with Żary and Żagań by rail appeared as early as the 1840s. This was revisited in 1867 and 1872, when there was a proposal to build a line to Bautzen. The town of Nowogród Bobrzański required a rail connection for its industry. Because the line was to run through both Prussia and Saxony, separate permits were required. On 20 March 1875, a contract was granted to build the line to Prussia, however, the proposal to build the line to Saxony, was rejected.
As a result, on 17 March 1887, the decision was made to build the route solely within Prussia. The line was planned to terminate at Przewóz, beyond Żary. However, due to funding issues, the line was ultimately built to Żary.
The first section of the line opened on 11 October 1895 between Nowogród Bobrzański and Bieniów.
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